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    Home » Free moogly Patterns » Cozies and Covers

    Zig Zag Zoom Bottle Cozy

    Published: Aug 24, 2012 · Modified: May 26, 2022 by Tamara Kelly · 24 Comments

    This summer was all about the Stainless Steel Water Bottle Slings - they went with us everywhere! Then school started back up, and my oldest needed a new cozy - without the handle. So I broke out the mighty hook, of course! While I had a stainless steel water bottle in mind, I soon discovered that this pattern fits a standard size wine or liquor bottle just as well, making it a great wine gift bag for the holidays! And it works up in an afternoon - perfect for last minute invites (and the last night before school starts...) ZOOM!

    Zig Zag Zoom Bottle Cozy: free pattern at mooglyblog.com (fits both stainless steel water bottles and wine bottles!)

    Purchase the downloadable PDF of this pattern on Ravelry

    This pattern can be worked in as many as 17 different colors! The rainbow version in the pictures uses 17 different colors and at least 3 different brands of cotton and cotton blend yarns. The purple version uses just 3 colors of cotton yarn. This makes it a great pattern for using up tons of odds and ends - you don't need more than a few yards to make each stripe! For other size and finishing ideas for this pattern, check out Zig Zag Zoom Version #2 !


    Zig Zag Zoom Bottle Cozy

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    • US - H, 5.00 mm hook
    • 150 yards or less of worsted weight yarn, in as many colors as desired (cotton odds and ends shown, from a variety of manufacturers)

    Round 1: With first color, make magic circle and work 6 sc into ring. Join to the first sc with a sl st. (6 sc)

    Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st. Join with sl st. (12 sc)

    Round 3: Ch 1. *Sc in next st, then 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * to end. Join with sl st. (18 sc)

    Round 4: Ch 1. *Sc in next  2 sts, then 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * to end. Join with sl st. (24 sc)

    Round 5: Ch 1. *Sc in next 3 sts, then 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * to end. Join with sl st. (30 sc)zig zag zoom bottle cozy free crochet pattern water wine liquor gift school workout

    Round 6: Ch 1. *Sc in next st, then 2 sc in next st. Sc in the next 3 sts. Repeat from * to end. Join with sl st. (36 sc) (The stitch for the increases is offset in Row 6 to create a more circular base rather than the hexagon seen at the end of Row 5 - see pics above and below.)zig zag zoom bottle cozy free crochet pattern wine water stainless steel liquor workout school giftNOTE: After Round 6, the base was wide enough for a standard size water bottle (shown below) and just a touch narrower than a wine bottle, but it stretches to fit. If your water bottle is significantly wider, please continue with more rounds in the pattern established, increasing by 6 sts per round. Then continue with Round 7 below.  Zig Zag Zoom Bottle Cozy free crochet pattern water wine liquor gift school gymRound 7: Ch1, sc evenly around. Join with sl st. (36 sc, or as many as previous round)

    Round 8: Ch 3 (counts as hdc and ch 1). Hdc in first st. *Skip next st, then [hdc, ch 1, hdc] in next st. Repeat from * to end, skipping last st. Join with sl st to the ch 3 sp, using second color, as seen below. (18 V-st made, or half the number of sts in previous round)Zig Zag Zoom Bottle Cozy free crochet pattern water wine liquor gift bag pouch gym workout schoolNOTE: If you are alternating 2-3 colors for the stripes, you can carry the colors along the inside of the cozy. If you are using 4 or more colors, I recommend breaking the yarn after each stripe.

    Round 9: Ch 2 (does not count as a st). Dc3tog into ch sp. *Ch 1, skip next 2 sts, and dc3tog into the next ch sp. Repeat from * to end. Join with sl st to the top of first cluster, switching to next color. (18 dc3tog clusters made, or as many as there were V-st in previous round)

    Round 10: Sl st into the next ch sp. Ch 3 (counts as hdc and ch 1). Hdc in same ch sp. *Skip cluster st, then [hdc, ch 1, hdc] in next ch sp. Repeat from * to end, skipping last st. Join with sl st to the ch 3 sp, using next color. (18 V-st made, or as many as in Zig Zag Zoom Bottle Cozy free crochet pattern wine water liquor gift school gym workout rainbow stripes funprevious V-st round)

    Rounds 11 - 24: Repeat Rounds 9 and 10 seven times, continuing to switch colors every row. Add or subtract rows if needed to get to the top of your bottle. Do not switch colors at the end of the last round.

    Round 25: Ch 1, 2 sc in each ch sp around. (36 sc, or same as Round 7) Break yarn and finish off using seamless join method. Weave in ends.

    zig zag zoom bottle cozy water wine gift free crochet patternMAKE TIE: Holding 2 strands together, ch 90 (or to desired length). Break yarn and finish off. Weave through eyelets (created with Rounds 24 and 25) in top of cozy and trim or weave in ends.


    Colorful, eh? The rainbow Zig Zag Zoom Bottle Cozy is my personal favorite, but I also love how a 3 color repeat looks with this stitch pattern. For the holidays it would be gorgeous in red, green and white, or bright blue and gold! Or you could have fun with some of the sparkly yarn that's out now. This pattern is perfect for using up all those cotton odds and ends. How many colors would you use?

    The Fine Print

    Be sure to Like the moogly Facebook page for the latest updates and have some fun with us! Written pattern copyright Tamara Kelly 2012. Please do not republish this pattern, but please do link to this page to share this pattern with others.

     

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    1. 1

      Deema

      August 28, 2012 at 12:03 pm

      This is an awesome pattern! I need this for school because my water bottle always gets mixed up with my friend's at P.E. Now i will have my own stylish water bottle thanks to you!!

      Reply
      • 2

        moogly

        August 28, 2012 at 3:32 pm

        😀 I'm so glad you like it!

        Reply
        • 3

          Deema

          August 30, 2012 at 6:42 am

          I will start it right now!

          Reply
          • 4

            moogly

            August 30, 2012 at 1:13 pm

            Great! Feel free to post a pic on the moogly facebook page when you're done! 😀

            Reply
    2. 5

      Labrige

      October 21, 2012 at 2:23 am

      A perfect pattern for my coffee bottle when I go to the library ! Thanks !!!
      (and for the water, I'll try the carrying system)

      Reply
    3. 6

      dana

      June 01, 2013 at 6:26 am

      great pattern, easy, quick and so pretty with all the colors, I'm making one for my 7 year old son right now, letting him choose the color of each row...

      Reply
    4. 7

      Herlinda R. Facun

      July 26, 2013 at 9:09 pm

      This is awesome! Even a beginner can enjoy making these projects! Thank you, Elizabeth F. Daniels for sharing this!

      Reply
    5. 8

      Christina

      September 19, 2013 at 7:55 pm

      Can I use acrylic yarns with this?

      Reply
      • 9

        Tamara Kelly

        September 19, 2013 at 8:10 pm

        Yes! It just won't be as absorbent if the bottle sweats, but otherwise it shouldn't be a problem!

        Reply
    6. 10

      Christina

      September 21, 2013 at 9:19 pm

      I started it and measured it on the bottle at round 6 and it looked ok but then when i did round 8 and 9 it is too big?

      Reply
      • 11

        Tamara Kelly

        September 22, 2013 at 1:22 pm

        It starts out a little loose, but every water bottle and personal gauge is different so you may need to take a row off the bottom.

        Reply
    7. 12

      lori carpenter

      June 27, 2014 at 2:13 pm

      i really like this pattern but i would love it if it had a strap. thanks for sharing the pattern.

      Reply
    8. 13

      Marrie

      July 12, 2014 at 9:35 am

      Its ggggrrreeeaaaatttt

      Reply
    9. 14

      randee swartz

      July 22, 2015 at 1:12 am

      I am doing your pattern right now.with the color change in it . Do I weave in the colors at the end with yarn needle?

      Reply
      • 15

        Tamara Kelly

        July 24, 2015 at 6:51 pm

        Yes! 😀

        Reply
    10. 16

      Randee swartz

      July 22, 2015 at 5:14 pm

      my comment is what do you do with the yarn tails that are sticking out on the side? after you do the color change?

      Reply
      • 17

        Tamara Kelly

        July 24, 2015 at 6:38 pm

        You weave them in! 🙂 Here's a video on how to do that: click here

        Reply
    11. 18

      Randee swartz

      July 25, 2015 at 11:17 pm

      thank you for showing me the video now I know what to do. By the way I love this pattern alot thank you for shareing.

      Reply
      • 19

        Tamara Kelly

        July 27, 2015 at 1:31 pm

        🙂 Thank you Randee!

        Reply
    12. 20

      MASZ

      October 09, 2015 at 3:36 am

      A lots of tq tamara... i can wait to use this pattern.. tq so muchhh

      Reply
    13. 21

      Tracy King

      December 19, 2017 at 3:59 pm

      Exactly what I was looking for! Will sure come in handy over the holiday season. Thank you ❤️

      Reply
      • 22

        Tamara Kelly

        December 20, 2017 at 9:46 am

        😀 I'm so glad you found it! Thank you Tracy, and happy holidays!

        Reply
    14. 23

      Sherrie Shaw

      August 22, 2020 at 9:23 am

      Hey there, just FYI, YOUR zig, zag, zoom #2 version link doesn't work

      Reply
      • 24

        Tamara Kelly

        August 24, 2020 at 9:48 am

        Oh dear, thank you so much for letting me know!

        Reply

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